-The Indian Express The proposal, passed during the standing committee meeting, also increased licence fee for meat shops from Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000. It also made it mandatory to procure a no-objection certificate from the area councillor for licence. New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Friday approved the meat policy, which states that there should be at least 150 metres between meat shops and a religious place. The proposal,...
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Delhi: All efforts lie waste as open burning continues unabated -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Waste burning near Brahma Apartments in Dwarka’s Sector 7 has necessitated the summoning of the fire brigade several times. But the highly polluting activity refuses to be curbed. Despite the stringent fines imposed by National Green Tribunal, Delhiites refuse to mend their ways and continue to burn leaves and waste. Dwarka residents will gather at the offending spot on Saturday morning to highlight the repercussions...
More »2 plants in south Delhi to process 400MT dung -Mayank Manohar
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set the ball rolling for installation of two plants in the Najafgarh zone — one at Nangloi and another at Goyla Dairy Colony — for processing 400MT of cattle dung. The civic body on Monday gave administrative approval to the projects under the Swachh Bharat Mission and set an 18-month deadline for their completion. A senior corporation official put the...
More »90% blind IAS officer gives 100% to his job -Alok K N Mishra
-The Times of India The person who finalised recruitment rules pending for about 30 years in a civic body, made it possible for hundreds of employees to be promoted and leads work on improving the ranking of South Delhi Municipal Corporation in Swachh Survekshan 2018 is an IIM graduate. He is also 90% blind. Aman Gupta, a 2013 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre, works with the assistance...
More »In Delhi, BJP-ruled civic body to ban display of non-veg food outside eateries over 'sentimental' reasons
-Hindustan Times The resolution moved by councillors Raj Dutt and seconded by Nandini Sharma said food items displayed in open posed a danger of “contamination” and “hurt the sentiments of vegetarian public” New Delhi: If the civic body has its way, non-vegetarian food displayed in the open on stalls outside restaurants and eateries of South Delhi would soon be prohibited for ‘hygiene’ and ‘sentimental’ reasons. The resolution approved in the last house...
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